Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2009

A law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency may apply to the chief officer of the agency for an authority for the law enforcement officer, or someone else, to do either or both of the following:

acquire an assumed identity;

use an assumed identity.

A separate application must be made for each assumed identity to be acquired or used.

An application must be in writing in the form approved by the chief officer.

An application must contain—

the applicant’s name; and

if someone other than the applicant is to be authorised to acquire or use an assumed identity—the person’s name; and

if the person mentioned in paragraph (b) is not a law enforcement officer—the name and rank or position of the law enforcement officer proposed to be appointed as the person’s supervisor, and an explanation of why it is necessary for a person who is not a law enforcement officer to acquire or use an assumed identity; and

details of the proposed assumed identity; and

reasons for the need to acquire or use an assumed identity; and

details (to the extent known) of the investigation or intelligence-gathering exercise in which the assumed identity will be used; and

details of the issuing agencies (if any) and the kinds of evidence to be issued by them; and

details of any application to be made for an order under section 16 (Making entries in register of births, deaths or marriages) in relation to the assumed identity.

The chief officer may require the applicant to give the chief officer the additional information the chief officer reasonably needs to decide the application.

The chief officer may delegate a function under this section (see s 42).